Help much wanted. A supermarket houseplant/flower pot which has wilted and left without water for two or three weeks. What’s the best thing to do to revive? It does not get any direct sunlight and is in a bright room.
It’s a kalanchoe. The flowers will wilt when it’s not happy, but otherwise it’s tough to drought to death.
I’m in Arizona, and my kalanchoes live on the window in direct sun, or even outside to get more. If you make that choice, move it slowly closer into more light so it can acclimate. Water when the soil is nearly dry.
nicoleauroux
No surprise, flowers don’t last forever. This plant is pretty good at conserving moisture so you don’t need to water it until the foliage looks of it soft or wrinkly. When you water you should make sure it’s really soaked. Also, give it plenty of light, your brightest window.
Internal-Test-8015
Flowes don’t last forever dw though it will bloom again eventually.
frostryn
Looks fine to me, but you might want to put it in a slightly bigger pot. This one looks a little cramped. Just cut the dead flowers off. They’ll grow back every 3-6 months if the plant is happy. Mine hasn’t bloomed since last spring, but it’s plenty green. If you take decent care of this fellow, it’ll live a long time!
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It’s a kalanchoe. The flowers will wilt when it’s not happy, but otherwise it’s tough to drought to death.
I’m in Arizona, and my kalanchoes live on the window in direct sun, or even outside to get more. If you make that choice, move it slowly closer into more light so it can acclimate. Water when the soil is nearly dry.
No surprise, flowers don’t last forever. This plant is pretty good at conserving moisture so you don’t need to water it until the foliage looks of it soft or wrinkly. When you water you should make sure it’s really soaked. Also, give it plenty of light, your brightest window.
Flowes don’t last forever dw though it will bloom again eventually.
Looks fine to me, but you might want to put it in a slightly bigger pot. This one looks a little cramped. Just cut the dead flowers off. They’ll grow back every 3-6 months if the plant is happy. Mine hasn’t bloomed since last spring, but it’s plenty green. If you take decent care of this fellow, it’ll live a long time!